Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce does not expect to share a drink with Arsene Wenger after his side play Arsenal in the Premier League this weekend, reports the Daily Mail. Allardyce has enjoyed some victories - on the back of some gritty football - and irritated his French counterpart in the process first with Bolton and now with Blackburn.
They chalked up a fighting 2-1 home victory last season thanks to goals from Chris Samba and David Dunn after Robin van Persie had given Arsenal the lead.
On sharing a glass or two with Wenger, Allardyce said: "He's never been the type of man to do that and neither have most foreign coaches that have been here.
"Rafa Benitez was the same and Carlo Ancelotti never came into my office last year.
"British coaches see it as an unwritten rule that no matter what they pop in and see the manager after the game.
"It has never been the case with Arsene but that does not particularly worry me. What worries me is making sure that we must not let them beat us.
'We must not let them use their skills and that is a big concern to us because they are one of the top teams in the country.
"For many years we have pitted our wits against each other and when you've had some success over that time then you obviously remember how you did it."
